Jul 24-30, 2024
Can Vermont’s Endangered Local Newspapers Be Saved?; Vermont Farmers Experience a Second Devastating Summer of Flooding; Vermont’s Olympic Rowers Head to Paris; Vermont’s Sculpture on the Highway Project Gets a Facelift
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Vermont’s Local News Publishers Are Endangered. Can They Be Saved?
While trusted local news is arguably more important than ever before, it has also never been harder to sustain. Like everyone in the industry, Vermont publishers are working to endure.
Obituary: Katy Tymon, 1984-2024
BFA graduate remembered as an adventurous, free-spirited people person
Obituary: John Franklin Durant Jr., 1941-2024
History teacher inspired his students to be better citizens by being open to other perspectives and listening to each other
Obituary: Gregory Dunigan, 1971-2024
Albans man embraced life and all it offered and loved spending time with his family and twin daughters
Record Rainfall in the Northeast Kingdom Brings Yet Another Round of Flooding
Updated at 7:17 p.m. A slow-moving thunderstorm late Monday and early Tuesday dropped more than eight inches of rain on St. Johnsbury over just six…
Obituary: Frances M. Bessette, 1948-2024
Burlington native loved children and was involved with childcare for many years
Obituary: Clare Helene Jacobs, 1928-2024
Richmond woman enjoyed a lifetime activity of collecting and researching antiques and made a practice of learning something new every day
Obituary: Zelda Athena Jones
Though her time on Earth was short, she left an indelible mark on the hearts of those who knew her
Obituary: Janice Whitney, 1950-2024
Owner of Bristol gift shop and 30-year employee of the UVM Medical Center loved her gardens and time with family and friends
Now Playing in Theaters: July 24-30
In addition to Longlegs, here’s what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters.
Letters to the Editor (7/24/24)
So Much Soccer Despite the corrections and clarifications made to your June 26 cover story, “Green Dream,” regarding the Vermont Green FC, I thank you…
I’m Worried About Hurting Lovers With My Acrylic Nails
Dear Reverend, I used to be a nail-biter, but to get over the habit, I started getting manicures with acrylic nails. I usually go with…
An Inmate’s Pleas About Her Dangerous Cellmate Were Dismissed. Then She Was Attacked.
Yvonne Frederiksen was scared, and she let prison officials know. Her cellmate, Veronica Lewis, was notorious: She’d been shuffled between prisons and psychiatric hospitals after…
Book Review: ‘Nicked,’ M.T. Anderson
Readers who know St. Nicholas primarily as a figure of yuletide folklore may be surprised to see a book named for him released in July….
Vermont Farmers Experience a Second Devastating Summer of Flooding
Vermont farmers counted on bouncing back this year from the 2023 summer floods that cost them nearly $45 million in damages. Mother Nature had other…
From the Publisher: Hard-Pressed
As a publisher, I kept my distance from this week’s cover story. That’s because I’m in it. The assignment was awkward, as well, for the…
Newly Formed Montpelier Performing Arts Hub to Purchase Gary Library
Kianna Bromley knew that creating a performing arts venue from the ground up in Montpelier would be a “long shot.” She took it anyway. In…
Theater Review: ‘The Prom,’ Lost Nation Theater
Each new generation of parents and prom chaperones must know, as they discourage inappropriate behavior on that most venerated of American teen nights, that they’re…
Soundbites: The Butterfields Take Flight
The first minute of the Butterfields’ new music video, “Alberta Bound,” gives the viewer an intimate snapshot of the husband-and-wife folk duo’s life at home….
On the Beat: 20 Years of the Ramble; Higher Ground Stays Put
It’s that time of year again when Burlington’s Old North End leans into its quirky, sometimes outright weird grandeur for the Ramble. Now entering its…
Mavstar, ‘Verona’
(Self-released, CD, digital) Armed with confidence and conviction on his fourth studio album, a leading local rapper asserts his grit and proclaims a commitment to…
Vallory Falls, ‘To Save You’
(Self-released, digital) There’s a kind of bravery to revisiting teenage passions. Certainly, warnings about indulging in nostalgia and living in the past are salient —…
Vermont’s Olympic Rowers Head to Paris
Rowing isn’t for the weak-kneed or those who prefer to sleep late. A typical training day starts at sunrise, when rowers arrive at the boathouse…
Vermont’s Singular Sculpture on the Highway Project Gets a Facelift
Next to the welcome center at the Williston southbound rest area along Interstate 89 stands a curiosity: “Cuarto Torres,” or “Four Towers,” a concrete sculpture…
Rob Hitzig Chases the Rainbow at Axel’s Gallery in Waterbury
Rob Hitzig has an equal opportunity palette. “I have a few biases I’ve been trying to work on,” he said in a recent interview, “but…
Some Residents Flooded Out of Plainfield Think Goddard’s Campus Should Become Home
For most of the 50 years that Kathie Alyce has lived in her farmhouse along the Nasmith Brook in Marshfield, she’s had 20 feet of…
Free Will Astrology (7/24/24)
LEO (Jul. 23-Aug. 22): Some bamboo species grow very quickly — as much as 36 inches per day. I suspect your capacity to burgeon and…
Two Films With Vermont Connections: ‘As Easy As Closing Your Eyes’ and ‘Pomp & Circumstance’
Summer blockbuster season reigns supreme, but this week I checked out two films made or conceived close to home. Back in 2012, I wrote about…
Paralympians Gear Up for Paris With Some Help From the Kelly Brush Foundation
The Summer Olympics start on Friday, and athletes from around the world are either in or en route to Paris. Getting ready for their own…
Vermont Comedy Club Chef Mo AlDoukhi Cracks Eggs and Jokes
Chef Mo AlDoukhi Position: Head chef and kitchen manager Age: 23 Cuisine type: A mix of Middle Eastern-influenced breakfast and lunch items and “drunk-people food”…
Haymaker Bun’s New Burlington Café Packs a Punch
When I think of haymakers, I picture farmers on tractors, cutting careful tracks through their fields — especially this time of year, when white-wrapped bales…
Charlotte’s Former Nordic Farm Has New Owners
The 583-acre former dairy farm in Charlotte historically known as Nordic Farm will once again bear that name under new owners Ben Dobson and Kaspar…
Jr’s Williston Closes; Jr’s Winooski Remains Open Under Different Owners
Classic Italian American eateries Junior’s Winooski and Jr’s Williston, both originally owned by Bogdan Andreescu, have now gone their separate ways. As of July 16,…
The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, July 24-30
Summer is here, and there’s no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We’ve compiled seven must-do events, including Grace Potter’s Grand Point North Concert Series at the Burlington waterfront.
